Wednesday, February 11, 2015

What would winter be like without chocolate? Or spring, summer or fall? We'll be serving these Ganache Filled Brown Sugar Bars at the inn all month. The recipe first appeared in the1995 edition of Food and Wine. We hope you enjoy them here....or at home!

1)Boil
the cream over medium heat.In a food
processor, finely grind the chocolate.With the machine on, add the hot cream and process until smooth. Scrape
the ganache into a bowl and let stand until firm, 30 minutes to an hour.

2)Meanwhile,
preheat the oven to 350.Lightly butter
a 10 by 15 inch baking pan.Line the pan
with wax paper; butter and flour the paper.

3)Whisk
the flour with the salt.In a large bowl
using an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar at medium speed for
three minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.Beat in the vanilla. At low speed beat in the flour in three additions;
the batter will be fairly stiff.Spread
the batter in the pan.Bake for 18 – 20
minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

4)Cover
the baking pan with a large wire rack and invert.Remove the pan and peel off the wax
paper.Invert the cake onto a large
cutting board.Using a serrated knife, halve
the cake crosswise.Spread the ganache
evenly over one f the cake halves, leaving a ¼ inch border.Top with the other cake half.Cover and refrigerate until the ganache is
set – at least two hours.

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I've had all kinds of jobs -from working for a perfume company to a daily newspaper, but my favorite role in life (so far) is my dream come true - running an inn, and meeting all sorts of wonderful people from around the world.